The risk of women in England suffering severe post-birth bleeding has risen to its highest level in five years, prompting fresh concerns about NHS maternity care....
Planned birth at term reduces the incidence of pre-eclampsia in high-risk women without increasing emergency caesarean rates or neonatal unit admissions, a trial has found. The...
Study finds heat exposure in pregnancy alters maternal biology linked to preterm birth. The research analysed blood samples from 215 pregnant women in metropolitan Atlanta, matching...
Structured infection prevention and treatment cuts maternal deaths and severe complications by nearly one-third, a trial in 59 hospitals has found. The APT-Sepsis intervention, tested on...
Two-thirds of pregnancies involve weight gain outside recommended pregnancy weight ranges, linked to complications including preterm birth and neonatal intensive care admissions, research shows. Analysis of...
Femtech World explores the latest research and technology developments in the world of women’s health. New insulin delivery technology supports healthier pregnancies An international study has...
Women who experience severe nausea are more likely to have depression both before and after pregnancy and to receive an earlier diagnosis of depression after pregnancy,...
Automated insulin delivery improves glucose control in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, an international study has revealed. The technology, which mimics a healthy pancreas, adjusts...
Babies born to black mothers in England and Wales are 81 per cent more likely to die in neonatal units than those born to white mothers,...
Researchers have reported the first successful pregnancy using an AI-guided sperm recovery method in infertile men with azoospermia, a condition where ejaculate contains little or no...
